In 1997 a local league was started at Fuji, organized by the Ice Hockey Association, Singapore (IHAS)) with six teams.

Due to the high costs for individual players, the league shut down after one year of operation.

Between that time and the formation of the AIHA and NIHL in late 2000, "pick-up" sessions of informal games were organized by various local and expatriate players.

The league has grown steadily since inception, spending many thousands of dollars on developing the sport of hockey in Singapore along the way.

It has only been since the creation of the AIHA and NIHL, that Singapore has had the foundation on which to build a meaningful national ice hockey body.